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Raising Independent Thinkers in the Age of AI: Webinar
A week or so ago I was invited to an #AskTheExperts webinar on Raising Independent Thinkers in the Age of…
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Catching Up on Summer 2026
It has been a busy summer. On the personal front, my son got married, and the wedding was everything such…
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Paths Crossing at the Digital Maidan: Keynotes, Forewords, and Futures
This post is long overdue. I was in Bangalore, back in December 2025, for the Quest 2 Learn Summit organized…
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A Transatlantic Keynote (No Travel Required)
Earlier this year, the University of Glasgow held its first International Symposium on AI in Education, organized by the School…
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AI, Education, & the Unregulated Global Experiment: Keynote at Education International’s First Global AI Conference
I recently had the privilege of speaking at Education International’s inaugural Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence: Shaping our Future: Education…
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The Promise and Paradox of Creative AI: Talk at U25 Conference
I was recently invited to speak at the Universel Conference 2025: Empowering Humane Technology. You can find the abstract, and…
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Teaching in the Age of AI: Reflections from EDULEARN25
I was recently invited to the 17th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN25) in Palma, Spain.…
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Six Principles for Educational Technology Implementation: A Global Perspective
A few months ago, the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation at Arizona State University hosted the…
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Keynote at Ankara: International Education Forum on Learning Engineering
In a previous post I had described my recent visit to Turkey and the wonderful time I had at Istanbul…
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From email to Istanbul: A 17-Year Journey
Back in December 2008, I received an email from a graduate student at Yeditepe University in Turkey requesting me to…
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To Dublin and Back: Keynote at UCD
I recently had the opportunity to deliver the keynote address at the 8th annual University College of Dublin‘s Teaching &…
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ASU-Cintana Innovation Talk for Faculty: Education in an Age of GenAI
I was recently invited to speak on the topic of “Education in an Age of Generative AI” at a special…
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Silver Lining for Learning at UNESCO: Celebrating 5 Years of Innovation
I was honored to deliver the closing keynote at UNESCO’s International Day for Digital Learning 2025 this past week. The…
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The Mirror and the Machine: Navigating the Metaphors of Gen AI
A couple of weeks ago I was invited by Eamon Costello to present a talk at the Education after the…
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With Gratitude
About a month ago, I woke up to an unexpected email from Dr. Ravi Gudi, Dean of Alumni and Corporate…
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Knowledge, Community & Care: Reimagining STEAM Education for Health Equity
One of the deepest pleasures of an academic life is when something you helped create, an idea, a framework, gets…
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AMA with Digital Promise: An AI-opening Discussion
I recently had the pleasure of participating in Digital Promise‘s inaugural AI Education Exchange “Ask Me Anything” series, hosted by…
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Perspectives on Global Learning: SLL at the GLOW Conference:
I joined my Silver Lining for Learning (SLL) co-hosts – Chris Dede, Curt Bonk, and Lydia Cao (with Yong Zhao…
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Advancing Education in the AI Era: Video Update
I was recently in Washington, DC, for a panel discussion titled “Advancing Education in the AI Era: Promises, Pitfalls, and…
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Teacher Knowledge in an Age of Gen AI: SITE 2024 Keynote
16 years ago, Matt Koehler and I were invited to present a Keynote at the Society for Information Technology in…
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Metaphors, Minds, Technology & Learning
Note: The shared blogging experiment with Melissa Warr and Nicole Oster continues. This time we delve into metaphors of the…
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Student Panel at FOLC Fest
On March 14-15, 2024, Arizona State University hosted its inaugural Future of Learning Community (FOLC) Fest at the Omni Hotel…
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Generative AI in Education: Keynote at UofM-Flint
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to give a keynote at the Frances Willson Thompson Critical Issues Conference…
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Keynote Presentation: AI in Education Summit
Note: The image above is the result of a two-stage creative process—done in collaboration with AI. Dall-E was tasked, over…
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Amusings & other creations (from the early web)
I have been blogging for 15 years now, but I have had a website for much longer than that. I…
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Designing learning in a transformed world: Keynote
I was recently invited to present virtually at The Heart of Innovation Summer Summit, organized by the Heartland Area Education…
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TED talk: How to design a school for the future
My TED talk, titled How to design a school for the future just went live this morning. Sadly, I was…
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Good to be back, SITE 2023 New Orleans
The Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education conference has been an important part of my professional life for over…
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Bringing Design to Education: IDC Talks
I was recently invited to speak at a series organized by alumni of the IDC School of Design, IIT Powai.…
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Flip/Flop: Goodbye 2022 – Welcome 2023
Since 2008 our family has been creating short videos to celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of…